Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-09
AGRICULTURAL.

A writer in the Patron makes the follow
ing sensible suggestions concerning the
care of horses, under the heading of 80 Too
Much Stabling Must Co.:
In California horses and mules are often
kept entirely too much in stables, and to
this practice may be attributed the great
reduction in flesh, noticeable among horses
in summer, also many diseases, especially
where the stable is not kept scrupulously
clean.
1t is notable fact that the Arabian horse
is the finest in the world, yet IN Arabia
stabling is never practiced. Horses in that
country are however allowed plentiful
supply of grain when it can be obtained,
and although Arabia to many minds repre-
sents desert, there are many wonderfully
fertile spots of nutritious grasses, upon
which the world-tamed Arabian steed
grazes.
In warm weather, and with the excep-
ton of the mountain districts, it is never
cold in California. Horses should be al
lowed their liberty, either in corral or
pasture, and should never be cooped up in
stable, at any rate for any length of time,
Tor not only is stable often warm and i'm
healthy, but too much stabling often de-
prives an animal of large portion of ma
lures own cleaning, viz, the warm rains,
which to a horse is the equivalent of a
shower bath TO human being; and also
to some extent of the opportunity to battle
in creeks and rivers, thereby causing, or
certainly should cause considerable extra
labor in the shape of cleaning. For an
animal which loses a considerable portion
of natures cleansing, certainly needs more
currying and washing than the horse
which receives all the cleansing that nature
affords.
1t certainly behooves all intelligent
ranch men to grow shade trees for his
stock, in the meanwhile erecting brush
shades, and the overuse of stables is a
fatal fallacy, which if Californian farmers
wish to have healthy animals, must go.
DOMESTIC ANIMALS OF THE WORLD.
The Scottish Agricultural Gazette has made
a conspectus of the live stock of the world.
From this it is found that there are in
round numbers 100000 head of cattle,
Sc, 900 horses, 2O0,0OO,o00 sheep and
about 46, 100000 swine in Europe.
In figuring on the collective live stock OF
| the several nations it is found that Russia
has the largest number of animals of every
class. Inclusive of Poland and Finland
this empire has no less than $4,000 900
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| 10000 900 SWINE and 100000 horses.
Sheep have increased 20 per cent. in twenty
wears and horned cattle and swine 4 per
cent.
Next to Russia, Germany has the great
est number of cattle, about Is 1000, 600 head,
but Germany has barely 25000,00 sheep,
| 1000. 600 swine and only 100000 horses.
Austria Hungary ranks third with u, 000,-
600 horned cattle, 100000 SWINE, and
about 5000, 900 horses, but sixth on the list
with regard to sheep, having only 10000
600 head.
Australia stands next to France in cattle,
having II, 900 900 head, but takes the fourth
! place in sheep and swine, having "a, 900 600
of the first, and 100000 of the latter. Aus
| tralia has 100000 horses, and in this CON-
pares about with France and Seryia COM
| bined.
Great Britain has about 100000 cattle,
but next to Russia is most populous in
sheep, having 100000 head. She stands
| fifth in the list of horses, having 100000
head, and with ., DPS, 900 swine is sixth in
| the list. The census of live stock in Great
Britain has been reduced during the last
six years by over 100000 cattle, 10000
hogs and 100000 sheep.
OF countries outside Of Europe, the
United States has 45,510000 cattle, 49,
| 800, 900 sheep, 1907, 600 horses and 49,
092 900 swine. The La Plata States Of
South America, 19,500,000 head of cattle
100000 sheep and 100000 swine. TIC
these must be added 100000 cattle found
on the pampas grass plains. The Austria.
Ian colonies have $500 900 head of cattle
rs 100000 head of sheep and 100000 swine
These figures represent supply of 2,S0C
head of cattle, 90, 400 sheep and 80 swine
to each !, 200 inhabitants.